Device for packaging for shipment lamp shades and other like articles



NOV. 28, 1939. D, MOSKOW|TZ 2,181,198

DEVICE FOR PACKAGING FOR SHIPMENT LAMP SHADES AND OTHER LIKE ARTICLES Fil lPatente-d Nov. 28,1939.

f UNITED STAT Es zinns Frist zjisries DEvIoEFoR rAcKAGrNG Fon SHIPMENT, .LAMP -SHADES AND OTHER LIKE Ammv omis 'j David'Moskowitz, Chicago, Ill. y( Application November 21, 1938,'Serial `No.f 241,55 6` 6 claims. '(01.206-65) g U y Thisinvention relates to an improved device yfor packaging for shipment, lamp'fshades and y, other like articles The present meansof A packaging lamp shades have'been found to be highly unsatisfactory due to the large amountvof damage to the shades that attends the shipping .of same. As Aa consequence, a shipper of such articles ,must incur the addivtional expense of replacing .and reshipping thel damaged articles. f There has'inot as yet beende- -veloped in the `art a device for packaging' `lamp shadesin which a plurality of shades are rigidly supported in spaced relationship to each other and in which the same iseffected with a minimum of eiiort and cost. V-

It is, therefore, an'object of this invention to provide a device for packaging lamp shades, in which the danger of damage to such shades in transit, iscompletely eliminated.

iAnother object of this invention is the provi-r sion of an extremely simple and inexpensive device for effecting-the above object.

Another object is ,to provide a devicey for use in the packaging of ylampshades which is easy and quick to n ianipulate,l efficient in operation and which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. o With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more speciiically describedv and illusrated in the accompanying drawing wherein is shown a device in accordance with this invention,

but it is to be understood that changes, vvaria- In the drawing, wherein for purposes of illus-l tration, is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the usual box container which is Ypreferably made of corrugated libre material. The lamp shade mounting comprises acorrugated libre board 6 having an area substantially coextensiveA with that of the base 8 of the container 5. provided, centrally thereof, with an aperture -I0 which is adapted to receive thebase locking member I2. Said base locking member I2 comprises `ber in said tube.

Said board 6 is a tapered cylindrical portion- I4 and an enlargedV base portion I 5 yWhichforinsa shoulder I6 upon which the board .6 is` adapted to rest. The-base `member I2 is provided with a longitudinal bore I8 in which is tted a guide rod 2li, saidrod be- ,5 ving coextensive in length with the container 5.

In the practical application of my invention the .member I2is i'irst insertedvin the open-ing of a board Y6 and the rod vZgisfplaced in the member I2. This `unit is then placed'bodily in the bottom lof the container `box 5. A iibre tube 22 -is positioned over..

-portion M -of the base member I 2 and issub- A,stantially secured thereonby forcing saidmem- In this manner the parts are 1 5 held in `rigid relationship Without the use of any `fastening devices. v The-tube `22is preferably of a length sufficient #to` support a lamp shade 24 a short distance rabove the board-6. The lamp shade is placed on the fibre tube 22 so that the 20V guide rod 2.0 enters theringmernber 2t of the shade, said ring member forming the hub of the Ylamp shade frame. Itis desirable tor use a guide rod having a 'diameter ,slightly less than the aperture in the ringmemberzz in'order to provide 2'5l A a snug lit andeliminate undue movement of the shade 24 on the rod 2D. IfA the circumference of the opening of the ring member 26 is greater than-the tube 22 a fibre washer, not shown, is

lrst placed on the tube and the ring is then 30` placed thereon.

As shown in Fig. 1, ya tube `section 28, similar to the tube 22, but of less length, is positioned on the rod 2U over the shade 2li. and another shade 39 is positioned to rest thereon. A similar pro- 35 cedure is followed until `the capacity of the rod 2U hasbeen exhausted. It will be remembered that the tubes separating the rshades need only be of a length sufficient to provide adequate spacing -of the shades so that one does not rest upon 40 the other. A fibre washer 32 is placed on the rod 2B over the topmost shade and a short section of tubingll is positioned thereon. A top locking member 3S, similar in constructionv to the base locking member I2 and provided with a fibre 45 yboard 38 similar to the board 6 previously described, is placed in an inverted position on the y topportion of the rod 2li. The two end members i2 and 36 on the rod 20 tend to securely press al1 of the tubes and the rings together thus se- 50 curely. lockin-gthem against movement and thus `prevent any relative movement of the shades.

The fibre boards 6 and 38 serve to centrally position the lamp shades in the container and prevent movement of same therein. 55

It will be seen that the tapered construction of the locking members I2 and 36 permits them to be inserted and advanced within the tube 22 and 34 respectively, to f rigidly lock the lamp shades on the rod 20, slipping of the members l2 and 36 being eliminated by providing a tight t between said members and the rod 20.

To separate the shades it is merely necessary to remove the upper member 36 and slip the shades off of the rod 20. With my device for packaging lamp shades, no other fastening devices are necessary for securing the shades. No tools are required for assembling the parts and none are likewise required for disassembling them. Dam,- age tothe parts is thus completely eliminated and the salvage value of same for further use is highly enhanced.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, Without departing from the spirit of my invention,l or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a rod on which are mounted a plurality of lamp shades, a plurality of tubing sections arranged to maintain said lamp shades in spaced relationship on said rod, an end wall member positioned at each extremity of said rod, said Wall members being substantially coextensive in area with the end Walls of a box container and arranged to align said rod with the longitudinal axis of said container, end locking members frictionally mounted von the extremities of said rod, each of said locking members having a cylindrical portion adapted to be received in the end tubing sections and arranged to rigidly secure said lamp shades on said rod.

2. In a device ofthe class described, a rod, a plurality of tubing sections mounted thereon and arranged for spacedly supporting a plurality of objects longitudinally of said rod, end Wall members positioned at the extremities of said rod, said members being substantially coextensive in area with the end walls of a box container in which said device is to be positioned, end locking members adapted to lbe frictionally mounted at the extremities of said rod, said end locking members having a cylindrical portion arranged to be received in the end tubing sections for rigidly securing said tubing sections and said end Wall members on said rod.

3. In a device of the class described, a rod, a plurality of tubing sections enclosing said rod Vand arranged to spacedly support a plurality of jects longitudinally of said rod, end Wall mem-` bers positioned at the extremities of said rod, said members being coextensive in area, With the end Walls of a box container in which said device is to be positioned, and frictional means for securing said ytubing sections and said end Wall members on said rod.

5. In a device of the character. described, a rod adapted to support a plurality of lamp shades longitudinally of said rod, a plurality of tubing sections for maintaining said shades in spaced relationship on said rod, locking members frictionally mounted on said rod and adapted to maintain said shades on said rod against relative movement, and means for aligning said rod with the longitudinal axis oi a box container in which said device is positioned.

6. In a device of the character described, a

rod, a plurality of tubing sections for maintain-` ing a plurality of lamp' shades in spaced relationship on said rod, locking members removably mounted on the ends of said rod and adapted to lock said tubing sections and said lamp shades against relative movement.

DAVID MOSKOWITZ. 

